What if your face was a poem alone… I bet People would read it and cry, And some would feel inflated afte… Because they witnessed something
With him, It’s like there were no scars. There are no sheepish looks No burning shame. There was no John
Why do I still feel guilty About things That are out of my favor?
He touched my knee (now I’m in lo… No time for breath ('cause I’m in… He likes my hair (now I’m so lost… No time for speed ('cause I’m in… He gave me truth (now I’m so free…
Your love Was like driving straight into the… Your attention was like Lying in a puddle of gold. You were sex and fun and cotton ca…
I’m a good girl in the worst ways Most days. Some days, I’m a bad girl in all the best way… I’m pretty good,
I don’t understand. I don’t understand the cruelty The darkness The fear This choking feeling.
Like Augustus, I fear oblivion When I should pass.
Sam said, “Get over it.” As if I could Just climb a tree. Sam said,
I often cajole myself Into crying, But I refrain. I know I’ll never stop.
Mom, I miss you, And I’m miserable. I miss grandma, And I’m so lonely. I miss being a kid.
I could hop on a train. Grow akin to the screaming and whi… Where would I go? Far from here, from cold. Tell my parents my love,
Last night, all I saw was Nancy. The way she cried when I held her… Like a fleshy cradle Around her broken heart. I saw her loving me
She has the piece that holds it al… What was revealed to her came slow… When it all comes together, it’s l… When it all falls apart, it’s dead… One little lie can tear a family a…
Courage was not letting your broth… But preferring to die From their snide remarks Which shadow prejudice’s unkind da… What happened when they grew up?
